Re: CFL's and X-10

[Tom Stiller <tomstiller@xxxxxxxxx>]

In article <mI6dnZDHoqAgw_vVnZ2dnUVZ_vninZ2d@xxxxxxxxxxxx>,
 "news.giganews.com" <Sales@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Robert Green" wrote:
> >
> > I also should add another one at the request of my wife:  9) that they fail
> > benignly, without filling a room with acrid burning plastic smell and
> > smoke.
>
> I don't know where RG gets his CFL's but I've used them for some time and
> have
> not seen a single one give off any odor at all.  They last a long time, cost
> less to operate than incandescents, save precious resources and con tribute
> far less pollution in the process.

Look at <http://youtube.com/watch?v=e-LOtKIIKcg> for a different view of
CFLs

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Tom Stiller

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